Scrapbooking

August 12, 2016

It's Fair Time and we love to participate, support and serve The Huntingdon County Fair!!! So much fun to exhibit baked goods, garden harvest and of course some handmade goodness too. This is my 45th year to participate. In those 45 years I've been honored to earn 2 "Big Ribbons"! That all changed during judging on Sunday. When I learned I received 3 - yes, three of those BIG, beautiful rosette ribbons!!! I never imagined it could or would happen. So honored, thrilled and just plain excited. First place and Best of Show in Apiary for my Honey Orange Yeast Bread, First place and Best of Show in Scrapbooking for my Friends layout and First place and Best of Show in Maple Products for my Maple/Hickory/Pecan Chiffon Cake. So excited to be in the company of childhood friends and neighbors!

Moral to the story: Participate in your local fair! You'll be surprised with the outcome and it may just put a smile on your face. We enter with no expectations and certainly know that there are others out there far more talented. It's all about family tradition and family fun!

September 12, 2012

Still using that Sketch and the odds and ends of scraps leftover from other projects. Those little pieces are great for smaller projects using manila tags! To say that I enjoy using tags would be the understatement of the day. I use them, all sizes, as journaling pieces, cards and my most favorite...mini album pages. I've started a "tag ring" mini album and these are additions to it. These happen to be the large 4" x 8" manila and white tags (available at Grove's) but I have all sizes on the 3" binder ring. These albums are going to be FULL of tag page layouts! I can't wait to see everyone's faces when they open them and begin to browse through the tags full of memories! Hope the kiddo's aren't reading the blog today... it might spoil the surprise!
My kids are such great sports letting me post their childhood moments for all to see!

Hope you enjoy! I'm counting these as layouts too...total is now 105!!!

September 08, 2012

Focused on Sketchin'...with Thanksgiving 2010 photo's. Here you go....
I flipped the sketch and used it like this....
added Dylusions bright yellow mist to the bottom corner of the base paper....
Added zipper trim atop of the photo for my "scalloped edge border strip"...
A 2nd photo below the title that "could" serve as one of those circular elements...(or not) in addition to the 2 popped elements next to the journaling added right to the background paper.
Simple title, unmatted...and short and sweet...
Notice I "made the sketch my own" and used it just as a guide. Most of the same basic elements with some changes, got the page done, a memory recorded and used up some stash! Page #101 complete!

September 07, 2012

I was having so much fun that I missed August passing me by! Hope you are enjoying the last days of summer tending to garden and enjoying some sunshine. The change of season is definitely in the air in Central Pennsylvania so it's a great time to do a little changing around here too.

Yep, MORE change! Let's start with a little Friday Fun!

I am HOOKED on sketches! Like you didn't know that already! While prepping for my Sketch Class over at The Art Studio@SNR I realized just how much more I was getting done because of using Sketches. It's hard to really explain, only if you have as much STUFF as I do, would you realize that the piles were shrinking, bit by bit, as I worked to complete samples for class. This is a very good thing for me and those of you who have seen my STASH...know what I mean. So I figure if it works for me...it might just work for you! It also fits right in with the "change" theme that has been going on around here for the last year. So here we go...I think I've actually shared this one before, but it has become a favorite so I'm sharing again...from Sketchy Thursday's...another "old" favorite that's no longer publishing but has left the site up and running to share their sketches and provide us "sketcher's" with LOADS of inspiration.

And a few of my interpretations of the sketch. First a 6" x 6" layout. Love the "short and sweet" of working in the smaller scale and it's a great way to use up some of those single photo's and single letters, flowers, brads, buttons and stickers left on packages!
My goals... to reduce my stash, complete ALOT of layouts and projects, use my tools and photo's, have fun and create a few gifts while I'm at it. Soooo...my challenge for the weekend, week, month...whatever works for you (I'm doing at least a week)....USE THE SKETCH...to create whatever you want...even a canvas or two. Since June I've finished over 100 layouts in all sizes...I'm still on the mission and going to get work for 100 more....fingers crossed that happens before the end of this month!!!

What are you waiting for? It's Friday! Have some Fun and Get Sketchin!!!!

July 20, 2012

Watercoloring With Copics class begins today at The Art Studio@ Scrapbook News and Review!!! Best part is ...you still have time to register and once you do...you'll have access to all the lessons all at once!!! So you can start and finish class all in the same day if you like!

If you'd like to learn an entirely different use of Copic markers, blender solution and Ink refills...this is the class for you! No rules and lots of color fun! Check these projects out...

Just a few sneak peeks! So what are you waiting for...go TAS@SNR and register now!!!!

June 02, 2012

Never thought I would enjoy it but...never say never!!! I absolutely LOVED working with these bits and pieces, bobbles and bubbles, bottle caps, stickers, inks and jump rings..... to create this... a charming necklace that is definitely not what I usually wear but... I will definitely wear this one! Each and every one of those charms is a technique all by itself! They are tiny for the most part, some are old and some new but they blend together completely. I learned many new techniques and was reminded of some I had forgotten. I'll now be using those techniques on more future projects! Thank you Mr. Tim Holtz for teaching us wonderful techniques with wonderful products! Love it! Next time there will be more friends coming along for the trip! You know who you are!!!!

June 01, 2012

In between all the preparations and changes and more preparations for the BIG change...I managed to squeeze in a adventure with the girls...for some distressing, assembling, cardmaking, felting, stitching and knitting goodness. The Tim Holtz classes and walking through Boston weren't to bad either! I really had way to much to do to take a weekend off but just couldn't resist. It was a super nice Spring getaway...shared with not only the girls but Duke... He was so excited to see us but definitely more excited about his rawhide bone!!! Duke can most certainly communicate his feelings, expecially when he hears a camera turn on and he sees the red eye light flashing. I'm pretty sure if he could speak, is exact words would have been something like this......."Put that camera away! I do NOT want my picture taken right now, it's rawhide time!" It was way to funny. At least I got a picture though, the minute Kim grabbed her camera Duke gave her the evil eye!!! What a pup! He did finally pose and pause for this pic on the porch... as we were getting ready to leave. as if to say..."ah, okay, since you're leaving, go ahead..I'm ready now, take the picture"! Such personality! Enjoyed it immensely! More on this adventure to come! Thanks girls...can't wait for the next one!

May 31, 2012

I enjoy it immensely...especially when it comes unexpectedly! This....

is an hours work...no kidding! I can't show you anymore just yet. Know this...I used ALOT of my stash and single photos (you know those photos that are left behind because just can't squeeze one more on the page - or they may be duplicates)!!!!!